Tauroa Rd in Havelock North has been closed after the fatal crash. Photo/Warren Buckland.
A female motorist has been killed in a crash on a suburban Hawke's Bay road this morning.
Police were called to the serious crash on Tauroa Road, Havelock North, where it was reported a vehicle had gone over a bank.
Emergency services were called to the scene at 6.35am where
it was initially believed someone was trapped.
The driver of the vehicle has died at the scene, a police statement said.
Police said a vehicle with a single occupant had gone down a bank. Officers were also cordoning off Tauroa Rd Reserve to pedestrians.
